Samuel thomson



I as and for the purpose herein set forth.

SAMUEL THOMSON, IOF OSO'EOLA.' WISCONSIN.

Letters Patent No. 74,171, dated February 4, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BROADCAST SEEDING-MACHINE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL THOMSON, of Osceola, in the county of Polk,and State of Wisconsin, have` invented a new and improved BroadcastSeeding-Machine; and I dofhereby declarethat. the following is a. full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification. i e This invention relatesto a new and improved seeding-machine, of that class which are designedto-sow seed in a broadcast manner, and in greater or less quantity overagiven area, as may be required.

The invention c onsists of a seed-box or hopper, applied to an axleprovided with ordinary wheels, and having a revolving cylinder placed infront, containing seed-cells, said cylinder being arranged in suchrelation with the discharge-aperture, at the bottom of the hopper, thatthe seed, as theimplement is drawn along and the cylinderV rotated,willhe taken up by the cylinder, and discharged upon a scattering-band,from which itis discharged,

upon the ground in a broadcast manner. In the accompanying drawings--Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my invention taken in the line n:as, g. 2. Figure 2, aa plan or top' view ofthe same.

, Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents an axle, having a wheel, B, on each end of it, and a;draught-pole, C, attached. D is the drivers seat, placed centrally onthe axle at tho rear ofthe draught-p`cleg E is a. seed-box or hopper,`which is secured tothe front side ofthe axle, extending the wholelengthof the same. This seed-box or hopper is of V-t`orm in its transversesection, and an opening, a, is allowed at its lower end, through whichthe seed passes upon a horizontal bottom plato, b, as will he fullyYunderstood by referring to fig. 1. F is a cylinder, which is placed andworks in the angle formed by the bottom plate b, andthe front side of'the seed-box, as shown clearly in iig. 1. This cylinder may heconstructed of wood or metal, and it hasrecesses or` seed-cells c placedin its periphery. If the cylinder be of wood, these recesses or cellsshould be wholly or partially lined with metal, in order to prevent wearor splitting. Themylinder, F, as the implement is drawn along, isrotated in the direction of the arrdw, 1, by a belt, d, from a. pulley,e, attachedconcentrically to one ofthe Wheels, B, and the 'speed ot'rotation may be increased, when desired, by slipping one or more ringsover the pulley,-e,.which of course enlarges said pulley.

It will be seen, from the above description, that as the implement isdrawn along, the seed which passes through the opening a, at the lowerpart of the seed-box, will be taken up bythe cells in the cylinder F,and

discharged from said cells as the latter pass over in front of the axis'of the cylinder. The seed, as itis discharged fromthe cylinder, fallsupon an inclined board, Gr, which serves as a scatterer, and causes theseed to bef-discharged uponthe ground in a broadcast manner.

By varying the diameter ofthe pulley e to regulate the speed of rotationof the cylinder, F, a. greater or u less quantity of seed may be sownover a given area, as desired.

The devicemay be .attached to the rear of any ordinary wagon or vehicle,or a. team may be hitched directly to it. y

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The rotatingseed-discharging cylinder F, in combination with the seed-box or hopperE, having au open-` ing, a, at its lower part, the bottom plate b, andthe scattering-hoard G, all arranged to operate substantially SAMUELTHOMSON.

Witnesses:

S. T. GATLIN, H. C. GOODWIN.

